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Friday, October 13, 2023
RNS Weekly Digest: Wracked by grief, US Jews gather to mourn, lament and raise money for Israel
At synagogues, public squares and on Zoom, U.S. Jews in every part of the country have been gathering to pray, grieve and comfort one another in the wake of Hamas’ devastating attack, which has killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and spurred retaliatory action in Gaza.
From New York to San Diego, and in many places in between, Jews standing in solidarity with their Israeli brothers and sisters lit candles, recited psalms and stood up to sing the Israeli national anthem, “Hatikva.”
The Hadar Institute in New York’s Upper West Side, a Jewish study center, declared Thursday (Oct. 12) a day of communal fasting, to which hundreds of prominent rabbis signed on.
With an eclectic mix of R&B, pop, gospel and hip-hop, the new EP “Eyes Up” from One House Music, a collective from the Los Angeles-based church One: A Potter's House Church, is explicitly designed for non-Christians.
The mainstream electronic sounds are paired with messages about relying on God, overcoming addiction and finding courage in dark times. And the counterintuitive combination seems to be working: “I’d Be Lying,” an Afrobeats-inspired single featuring U.K. Christian musician Sondae and Grammy-winning songwriter and music leader Mitch Wong, has already been featured on Spotify’s hugely popular New Music Friday playlist.
“I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need your love,” the chorus repeats over a syncopated dance beat. “I’d be lying, I’d be lying if I said I don’t need you, God.”
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